Fine Arts
Free-Web Sites
ART
ARCHITECTURE
MOVIES
MUSIC
- Artcyclopedia (Great site--searchable database of over 9,000 artists.)
- Web Gallery of Art (European paintings and sculptures (3rd-19th centuries). Includes some biographies and comments about the works.)
- Artchive (Works from over 250 artists. Includes some biographies.)
- National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Art History Resources on the Web (Gateway of extensive links to art history sites.)
- Pigments through the Ages (History of pigments and their use in art.)
ARCHITECTURE
- Building Big (Explore what it takes to build bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.)
- COOLhouseplans.com ("House plans that are unique yet affordable to build.")
MOVIES
- Internet Movie Database (Searchable database. "Best movie site on the web"--Roger Ebert.)
- Metacritic ("Metacritic compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for movies, DVDs, music, television and games.")
- Rotten Tomatoes (Brief comments from many critics brought together in one place.)
- The Greatest Films ("Greatest" American films with detailed analysis and synopsis. Also links to other "greatest" lists.)
- Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense (Biography, filmography, all of his cameos, and some essays on his work.)
MUSIC
- MoJo's Musical Mouseum (Database of children's songs.)
- Public Domain Music (Explanation of public domain music--list of songs in the public domain.)
- MusicScores.com (Files of free classical sheet music to download and classical midi files to listen to.)
- Freesound (Collaborative database of sounds.)
- All-Music Guide (Search by artist, album, song, style, or label.)
- Aria Database (Collection of information on over 1,200 operatic arias.)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Includes biographies of inductees.)
Page last revised on August 10, 2023.